Joel Embiid and Kelly Oubre Jr. went at each other after the former called out the latter for his lack of effort on defense.

Joel Embiid voiced his discontent after the Philadelphia 76ers lost to the Detroit Pistons on February 7. A viral video captured a heated exchange between Embiid and Kelly Oubre Jr. over defensive efforts.

The talking point of the NBA match was the heated exchange between Joel Embiid and Kelly Oubre Jr. Embiid entered the timeout in frustration after his teammate Oubre made a clumsy attempt to hustle back on defense during a fast break in the third quarter.

During the Pistons game, Joel Embiid was seen yelling at Kelly Oubre Jr. during timeout, the clip is getting mixed reactions from fans

That entire game the effort was piss poor from the Sixers. They had their Big 3 playing together for the first time in forever. What happened? They were down 29 points at halftime. They clawed their way back and the box score will look better on paper than what the game showed,

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers explain what happened in the bad loss to the Detroit Pistons on Friday.

The 76ers are still outside the playoff spots, but Joel Embiid is expected play in Detroit on Friday in his second game back from injury.

For the majority of this season, the Philadelphia 76ers have found themselves without the services of superstar big man Joel Embiid. After spending a month on the sidelines, the former MVP made an impressive return to play against the Dallas Mavericks earlier this week.